Prelude: A violin case under the bed -- The Whalens move west to the City of Angels -- The gangster squad's Sergeant Jack O'Mara sets his trap for Mickey -- Sergeant Jerry Wooters and the deadly night at Rondelli's -- Justice -- Afterword: Machine gun shoot-outs on the big screen.
Summary:
A harrowing narrative of murder and secrets, revenge and heroism in the City of Angels. Lieberman chronicles the true story of the secretive police unit that waged an anything-goes war to drive Mickey Cohen and other hoodlums from Los Angeles after WWII.
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